So I want to sell my mobile, well if you’re strapped for cash on the weekends, here’s an idea that may help pay for your next few rounds at the pub. By doing a quick search online, you can find a range of companies that recycle your old mobile phone or MP3 player, and pay you for the privilege of your old tech.

If you’ve got an old handset lying around in a cupboard somewhere, or if you’re planning to upgrade your phone when your contract runs out next month, it is well worth taking a look at these sites to see what they can offer you.

I recently sold my old Nokia 6111 (yes I admit I owned this…) to a phone recycling company and was surprised at the range of prices that were offered from different sites.

I ended up receiving a best price of £10 for my working handset, but I had to check through sites that were offering £7, £5.50 and one cheap site offering only £2.10! That won’t even cover lunch.

To help you get as much money as you possibly can now compare who pays the most cash for your mobile phones with the simple comparison site http://www.comparemobilephonerecycling.co.uk, we’ve compiled a list of the top 5 mobile phone recycling sites below and ranked them in terms of overall cash-back on your phone.

As quotes vary from handset to handset, I’ve searched for quotes on a low-end model with the Nokia 6310i, as well as from the other end of the scale with the latest Samsung Omnia i900.

The results were very interesting with Mobile Phone Xchange offering the least amount of money for a low-end handset, but the most amount for the high-end phone.

In a similar vein, MoPay offered the second best price for the 6310i, but the worst cash back for the Omnia.

Our overall winner however was undoubtedly FoneBank who offered the most for the low-end phone, but was only £1 off the best price for the high-end model.

Let’s see how much cash we can make in the space of a few minutes, counting down to the overall best cash deal for the two phones combined. These prices are based on working handsets. Just visit http://www.comparemobilephonerecycling.co.uk